This report studies the role of high-impact firms in the Finnish business environment

from an ecosystems perspective. We study six clusters of firms representing the creative,

environmental, experience, health, ICT, and maritime sectors. Our research team

identified 1,572 SMEs that met the criteria for high-impact firms, accounting for 5 percent

of total small and medium-sized enterprise turnover and employment in Finland.

We find that these high-impact SMEs are unevenly distributed in Finland, as the majority

are located in just four geographical regions. We also discover that high-impact

SMEs as a rule have high ecosystem awareness, but low awareness of the benefit of

shared platforms. This report offers a toolbox for the development and assessment of

platform connections to boost the business ecosystem. It also recommends continued

analysis of high-impact firms as a focus of internationalisation research.